American Hazelnut - Botanical poster 50x70cm

Corylus americana - American Hazelnut

Imported from the Allegheny Mountains and cultivated in the royal nurseries of Versailles in the early 19th century, the American Hazelnut captivates with its uniqueness: its fruit, small and triangular, possesses a fine and delicate taste that Poiteau himself appreciated, although this hazelnut remains little known in France.

Sold in all markets in the United States, it remains a rarity in Europe, a precious botanical testament to a species threatened with extinction on French soil.

This bushy shrub, barely exceeding 1.50 to 2 meters in height, is distinguished by its bushy and rounded habit.

Its heart-shaped leaves, yellowish-green, deeply veined and reddish on the underside, fall early, a month before those of European hazelnuts.

Its slender, yellowish or purple male catkins bear remarkably pointed scales housing eight delicate anthers.

The fruit, oval and compressed, lacking the velvety texture of European hazelnuts, is distinguished by its very hard shell and its dry kernel with a subtle taste.

Its involucre, with glandular hairs, tightens above the fruit into a pleated and incised limb. This species, native to the New York and Philadelphia region, remains a rare testament to the diversity of American Corylaceae.

This plate is extracted from the Traité des Arbres Fruitiers by Pierre-Antoine Poiteau and Pierre Jean François Turpin, a botanical encyclopedia published between 1807 and 1835, a major reference in 19th-century naturalist illustration.

It combines the rigor of scientific drawing with a rare artistic sensitivity, characteristic of the great plates from the golden age of illustrated botany.

• Each poster is printed with 12-color giclée printing, the benchmark for art workshops for reproducing fine tones, subtle gradients, and the most delicate botanical details.
• 200 gsm paper, soft matte finish, 0.26 mm thickness: a result close to the original engraving, sharp, glare-free, designed for display.
• Printed on FSC certified paper, printed individually to order.
• Shipped in a rigid protective tube.